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WVI LLIAM R. LANDFEAR, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

MACHINE FOR LABELING SPOOLS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 303,391, dated August12, 1884.

Application tiled October 17, 1883. (No model.) Patented in EnglandDecember 16, 1879, No.5,147.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that LWILLIAM R. LANDFEAR, of the cityof Brooklyn, in thecounty of Kings and State of New York, have invented'ce'rtain new anduseful Improvements in Machines for Labeling Spools, of which thefollowing is a specification.

. Part of these improvements have been patented in Great Britain byLetters Patent N 0. 5,147, dated December 16, 1879, to Peter Joel Livseyon a communication from myself and Timothy Merrick.

The object of my saidimprovements is to enable the labelssuch as arecommonly placed on the ends of spools of silk and other threadto beapplied more perfectly and expeditiously than has been possible with themethods and machines heretofore used.

Spool-labels are printed upon strips of pa per, and the work to beperformed in applying the labels is to apply adhesive substance to thelabels, to cut them from the strip, and to secure them by pressure uponthe ends of the spools.

In carrying out my invention I pursue a method which consists inapplying adhesive substance to the labels while they are in the strip,and before cutting them out, in cutting or punching the labels from thestrip by a reciprocating punch, and in applying the label to the spoolbya continued longitudinal movement of the punch after it has completedthe punching of the label from the strip.

The invention consists in the combination of oppositely-arranged dies, aspool-rest between them, feed-wheels arranged above said dies, andhaving a step-by-step rotation for drawing forward label strips andfeeding them downward through the dies, and reciprocating punchesoperating in conjunction with the dies to punch labels from said stripsby a direct longitudinal movement, and by their continued movement topress the labels so punched out upon both ends of a spoolsimultaneously, as hereinafter more particularly described.

The invention also consists in novel mechanism employed for drawingforward or feeding the labelstrips from reels on which they are wound,whereby only the properlength of strip is drawn forward after eachoperation of it and drawing it from the reel.

' the punches; of novel mechanism for applying adhesive substancesuch aspaste or mucilage-to the labels; in a novel means for preventing thedies from becoming smeared with the paste as the strips, with the pasteapplied to the labels, are passed through them, and in other novelcombinations of parts and details of construction hereinafter described,and referred to in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of myimproved machine. Fig. 2 is a plan thereof. Fig. 3 is a trans: versevertical section upon a larger scale. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal sectionof a part of the machine. Fig. 5 is a plan of one of the labelstrips anda part of the mechanism for feeding Fig. 6 is a horizontal section ofone of the dies and its punch. Fig. 7 is alongitudinal section throughone of the feed-wheels, a paste-wheel, and a ratchet-wheel for feedingthe label-strip. Fig. 8 is a transverse section of the track orguideway. Fig. 8 is a similar view on a larger scale, including upperand lower guards, hereinafter described. Fig. 9 is another transversesection thereof, showing its supporting devices and devices foradjusting it and the spool-rest upward and downward. Fig. 10 is avertical section of one of the dies. Fig. 11 is a plan and partialsection thereof. Fig. 12 is a detail plan view on the same scale as Fig.3, illustrating a portion of the mechanism for applyingadhesivesubstance or paste to the labelstrips and for reciprocating thepunches.

Fig. 13 is a vertical section in the same plane as Fig. 7, illustratingmore completely the mechanism for applying paste. 15 are respectively apartly sectional side view of a portion of one of the levers carrying apaste head or die, and an inverted plan of the face of such head or die;and Fig. 16 is a face View of one of the dies, whereby labels are cutfrom the strip.

Similar letters of reference designate corresponding parts in all thefigures.

A designates a table or platform whereon the whole apparatusis mounted,and B designates a base-plate whereon the principal portion of themachineis arranged.

Figs. 14 and I O O designate the track or guideway for the spools. Thistrack is composed of rails C C, which are provided withflanges a, onwhich the spools I) rest, and which are adjustably secured to the rods0, a a on which they may be adjusted toward and from each other andsecured in different positions to receive spools of different lengthsbetween them. In the flanges a of the guide-rails are formed notches .ordepressions a which constitute a spoolrest, and the guiderails 0 may beadjusted upward and downward to bring thespool-rest a, into properposition.. The rod (6 is at tached at its end at two collars or sleeves,a, adapted to be adjusted up and down on screwthreaded posts a andsecured in different positions by nuts a, as best shown in Fig. 9.

Above the track or way 0 O is a guard, a which prevents spools fromjumping out, and below said tracks or ways is a guard, a (shown inFig.3,) which prevents refuse matter from dropping down into the machine.The relation of these guards to the tracks or ways is shown most clearlyin Fig. 8*.

Beyond the spool-rest a the track or guideway is extended, as shown inFig. 3, so as to deliver the spools after labeling.

Below the track or way 0 is a slide or crosshead, D, monntedin or on aguide or slideway D, formed upon the frame of the machine, and adaptedto be reciprocated by means of a connecting-rod, D which receives motionfrom a crank, D on a'driving-shafaD". The driving-shaft is mounted inbearings b, and may be rotated by a belt upon fast and loosepulleys D D.The rod D is connected with the cross-head D by a wrist-pin b", and iscontinued fora considerable distance beyond the same, and in itsprojecting end "is shown a piece or finger, N, which may be adjustedupward and downward in the rod andsecured in position by means of aset-screw, b. The form of this piece or finger is clearly shown in Fig.3, and the connecting-rod gives it both a rising and falling andareciprocating motion. The finger or piece b" serves to push each spoolI) out of the spool-rest a after its labels have been applied, and byrising between the spool which is in therest and the one behind it thefinger forms a stop for the remaining spools and cases or retards theirdescent, as it pushes the labeled spool from the rest. Upon thebaseplate B are mounted two stocks, E, somewhat similar to the head andtail stocks of a lathe, and in said stocks are fitted sliding bars orspindles E,which are in line with each other and carry at their inner oradjacent ends punches o. By adjusting the track or guideway vertically,as before described, the spoolrest a is'brought into such relation tothe punches cthat the punches will be concentric with the spoolsupported on the rest.

Attached to the adjacent ends of each stock E is a die, 0, wherein thepunch a fits, and through which the label-strip F is drawn or passes ina vertical direction past the punch a. The two label-strips are bestshown in Figs. 1, 2, 4, and 5. The labels are denoted by dotted circles,and in the strips are register-holes 0 which will be hereinafterreferred to. The strips F are drawn from reels F, (shown in Figs. 1 and2, )and are first conducted through tension devices 0, thence through orbetween apparatus F for drawing a proper length of strip from the reelsat intervals, thence over and partly around feed-wheels F, which I willhereinafter describe, and finally downward through the dies 0.

In order to receive spools of different lengths between the dies 0, thestocks E must be adjusted toward and from each other. This is done bymeans of screws 0 on the base-plate B, and after adjustment the stocksare strongly secured in place by bolts 0.

shown in Fig. 3, and more clearly still in thedetail view, Fig. 12. Thesliding blocks 0 compensate for the are described by the ends of thebell-crank leversG as they are oscil;

lated or moved to and fro in a horizontal plane.

Upon each punch-spindle E is adjustably secured a collar or hub, chaving its upper and lower sides fiat and parallel, and provided in saidupper and lower sides with grooves or short slideways 0.

Each bell-crank lever G is forked so as to embrace the collar or hub,and is pivoted to blocks a, which are free to slide in the slideways orgrooves c in a direction transverse to the punch-spindles E. The collarsor hubs 0" are secured upon the spindles E by set-screws 0, (shown inFigs. 1, 2, and 4,) and may be adjusted andseeured in differentpositions on the spindles, so that the punches 0 will approach eachother to just the required dis tance, and will press with the properforce on opposite ends of the spool b. i

Concentric with each feed wheel F is a paste-wheel, F, rotating in apastebox, F and the two paste-boxes are supplied with paste or otheradhesive substance from reservoirs or elevated receptacles F Eachfeedwheel F and paste-wheel F are mounted, as shown in Fig. 7, and alsoin Fig. 13, on a sleeve, d, to which they are secured rigidly so thatthey will turn therewith, and the said sleeve turns upon a fixed spindleor bolt, d, secured rigidly at one end. Upon the sleeve (1 is alsosecured a ratchet-wheel, cl, whereby the sleeve and attached wheels maybe turned, as I will now describe.

Upon each punchspindle E is secured a collar'or stock-piece, G, (bestshown-in Fig. 4,) and each having in it a short slideway or and viceversa.

slot, (1", in which a sliding block, (2*, may be adjusted by a screw, (1To each block (1" is pivoted a turning-pawl, d, which, by a spring, (1,is held up in engagement with the ratchetwheel (1, and hence it will beseen that as the punch-spindles E are moved apart after performing theirwork they carry the turningpawls d with them, and so turn theratchetwheels d", the feed-wheels F", and the pastewheels F step bystep.

The spring cl consists, simply, of a small spiral spring placed betweenthe collar GK and the under side of the pawl din a position forward ofthe pivot-block cl.

Referring now to the mechanism for applying adhesive substance or pasteto the labels, (shown best in Fig. 3,) H H designate two levers, whichare fulcrumed at one end, (1 in upwardly extending projections d on thecross-head D, and which are free to slide back and forth, as thecrosshead moves, in guides (1, containing rollers d, on which the leversmove, and upon which they are held down by springs (1. These guides androllers are both shown in Figs. 4c and 12, and one guide and its rollerare shown in Figs. 3 and 13.

In the under sides of the'levers H are de pressions or recesses rl, andit will be understood that when by the longitudinal sliding movement ofthese levers the depressions d d come opposite therollers d the leverswill drop slightly, while at all other times they will be raised orelevated.

Upon the end of each lever H is a die or head, 6, the face of which isconcave in one direction to conform to the curvature of the feed-wheel Fand paste-wheel F, and the face of which is grooved at 0, (see Fig. 3,)for a purpose hereinafter described.

The longitudinal movement imparted to the levers H by the crosshead D isequal to the distance from the middle of the paste-wheel F to the middleof the feed-wheel F and by such movement of the levers the dies or heads0 are carried from a position over thefeedwheels to a position over thepaste-wheels, Supposing the lovers H to be in the position shown in Fig.3, and moving forward, it will be understood that this movement iscontinued until the depressions (Z reach the rollers (2 whereupon thelevers drop, and their dies or heads 6 fall upon the paste-wheels F andreceive a charge of paste. The levers then move back until the depressions reach the rollers d, and then drop, so that the heads or dies efall on the stripsF and leave an imprint of paste 011 the labels whichare then under them.

. The feed-wheels F are protected by hoods 0 which are slotted at c andcut away at 0, (see Figs. 4 and 5,) so as to expose the strips to theaction of the paste heads or dies e. The feedwheels F are provided withregister-pins e, which take into the holes 0 in the strips, and soinsure the proper register of the labels for the paste heads or dies 0.By the move- Now, it will be easily understood that if the labels arepasted all over and drawn through the dies 0 the latter would soonbecome smeared and clogged with paste, and this I desire to avoid. Thepaste heads or dies 0 being slotted or grooved at c, as shown best inFigs. 14 and 15, do not cover the whole label with paste, but leave anarrow strip through each label in the direction in which the stripmoves. The cutting portion of each die 0 is formed by a plate or ring,c, to which the punch c is fitted, and above and projecting beyond orinward of the cutting-edge of this plate or ring is a narrow rib orprojection, 0. (Shown best in Figs. 10 and 11.) The position of the ribor projection c relatively to the cutting-edge of the plate 0'? is bestshown in Fig. 16. As the strip F is drawn through the die 0, the narrowportion of the strip, which is destitute of paste, is opposite the ribor projection 0", and by hearing thereon the strip is held slightly awayfrom the cuttingedge of the die, so that it will not rub across the saidedge and so scrape off paste upon the die. The paste head or die 6 isperforated axially, as shown in Figs. 14 and 15, to vent it, and to thusprevent its pulling up the strip by atmospheric pressure when raised.

If the strips F were drawn by the feed-' wheels F" directly from thereels F, there would be a liability to too great a tension beingproduced on the paper by the feedwheels, which might thus be torn by thepins of said wheels. To prevent this,I employ the drawing apparatus Fforeach strip, and which I will now describe. This apparatus is supportedby a standard,f, (shown in Fig. 1,)

the upper end of which forms a bearing fora horizontal rock-shaft, f,and to which is attached an arm,f which projects under the strip F. Uponone end of the roek-shaftf is securely fixed an arm, f", which projectsover the strip F beyond the arm f and to the opposite end of therock-shaft is secured an arm, j", which is connected by a link, f, witha collar, f on the punch-spindle E, said collar being secured in placeadjustably by means of a set-screw, f On the rock-shaft f is looselyfulcrumed a lever, f one end of which is provided with an arm, f",extending under the strip F beyond the arm f, and on the other end ofwhich is a weight, f, intended to almost balance the lever. The lever f8 also has an arm or piece, f projecting over the strip directly abovethe arm f Supposing the punch-spindle E to be moving outward orreturning after performing its work, it will be obvious that the arm f 3will be simply raised away from the strip F, and the latter will not beaffected. WVhen, however, the spindle makes its inward movement, therockshaft f will be oscillated, so as to bring the arm f down on thestrip and depress it, and the depression of the strip will produce adownward pressure on the arm f", and thereby cause the arm f to bitedown on the strip F and to hold the latter tightly grasped between thearm f and the arm f Thus the descent of the arm f 3 is caused to drawthe strip forward from the reel, and not backward from the feed-wheel.

\Vhat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is

1. The combination of oppositelyarranged dies 0, a spoolrcst, a, betweenthem, the feedwheels F arranged above said dies, having a step-by-steprotation for drawing forward label-strips and feeding them downwardthrough said dies, and reciprocating punches c, operating in conjunctionwith the dies to punch labels from said strips by a direct longitudinalmovement and by their continued movement to press the labels so punchedout upon both ends of a spool simultaneously, substantially as hereindescribed.

2. The combination, with the oppositely-arranged dies and the spool-restbetween them, of punches for punching labels from the strips andpressing them upon spools, mechanism for reciprocating the punches,feed-wheels for feeding the strips through the dies, ratchetwheelsmoving with the feed-wheels, and turning-pawls carried by thepunclrspindles for operating on said ratchet-wheels, substantially asherein described.

3. The combination, with the dies 0 and the punches and spindles c E, ofthe feedwheels F and attached ratchetwheels d, the collars G, providedwith slots d, the blocks (1, and the pawls d, pivoted thereto, and thescrews (2 for adjusting said blocks and pawls, substantially as hereindescribed.

4. The combination, with the oppositely-arranged dies and punch-spindlesand a spoolrest between them, of feed-wheels for feeding thelabel-strips through the dies, reels on which the strips are wound, andmechanism, substantially such as described, located between said feedwheels and reels, and operated from the said spindles to draw from thereels a length of strip suitable for each feeding operation of thefeed-wheels, substantially as de scribed. 1

5. The combination of the support f and the arm f projecting below thelabel-strip, the 5 rock-shaft f and its arm f projecting over thelabel-strip beyond the arm f the lever f provided with the arms f f andmeans for oscillating said rock-shaft f, substantially as hereindescribed.

6. The combination of the feed-wheel F, the paste-wheel F, theratchet-wheel d, the sleeve (1, whereon said wheels are all secured, theinner rod or bearing, d, for the sleeve, and the turning pawl engagingwith said ratchetwheel, substantially as herein described.

7. The combination, with the oppositely-arranged dies and punches and aspool-rest between them, of the feed-wheels and pastewheels arranged inline, levers carryingthe '7 paste-dies, and mechanism for imparting tosaid levers a reciprocating motion to'carry their dies from thepaste-wheels to the feedwheels, and vice versa, and a-rising-and-fallingmotion to bring them into contact with the 7 paste-wheels and thelabel-strips upon the feed-wheels, substantially as herein described.

8. The combination, with oppositelyar ranged dies and punches and thefeed-wheels and paste-wheels arranged in line, of the le- 8 vers H,having depressions or offsets d d, and carrying paste-dies e, the guidesd, and bearing-wheels d and mechanism for recip rocating said levers,substantially asherein described. 7 8

9. The combination of the oppositely-arranged dies and punches c c, thefeed-wheels F, and paste-wheels F, having a step-by-step rotary motion,the track or guideway C O, the cross-head D, the connecting-rod D", andits 9 finger b the levers H, with their depressions d" d, and paste-diese, the guides d, and bearing-wheels (1 substantially as hereindescribed.

10. The combination, with the dies having 9 the faces a, and the ribs'0, projecting inward beyond the cutting-edges of the dies for holdingthe label strips out of contact with said cutting-edges, thereciprocating punches fitted to the dies, the paste-dies 0, provided Iwith grooves c in their faces, and mechanism, substantially such asdescribed, for operating said paste-dies, substantially as and for thepurpose herein set forth.

R. LANDFEAR.

\Vitnessem 1 FREDK. HAYNES, ED. L. MORAN.

